3C TEST LIMITED
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Cash
£163k
-65.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.5m
+12.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
-6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£681k
+518.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,214,960 | £8,591,639 | £8,448,812 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,274,973 | £77,811 | £947,678 | +1,117.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,032,987 | -£162,663 | £680,883 | +518.6% | |
| Net profit | £724,120 | -£218,745 | £505,056 | +330.9% | |
| Cash | £119,023 | £467,795 | £162,897 | -65.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,536,295 | £8,959,809 | £9,572,852 | +6.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,191,350 | £3,972,605 | £4,477,661 | +12.7% | |
| Equity | £4,191,350 | £3,972,605 | £4,477,661 | +12.7% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 74 | 69 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £2,756,778 | £3,579,487 | £3,162,965 | -11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £125,478 | £138,665 | £197,582 | +42.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £12,000 | £14,020 | +16.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £138,665 | £116,443 | -16% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 0.9% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | -2.5% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 0.9% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.7% | 64.3% | 59.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.74x | 1.15x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 5.16x | 0.32x | 3.52x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- 3C TEST LIMITED 2003-05-30 → present
- TRIPLE C TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1996-11-25 → 2003-05-30
- BREAMCO 139 LIMITED 1996-10-10 → 1996-11-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Company's future trading performance and cash flow projections and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Shaun Thomas | Director | 2025-01-15 | May 1982 | British |
| LÓPEZ, Francisco Javier Ema | Director | 2018-04-26 | Jun 1972 | Spanish |
| SORIANO, Mauricio Ubeda | Director | 2022-11-18 | Oct 1986 | Spanish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON-COLEBROOKE, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 1997-03-25 | 2018-04-26 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-10-10 | 1997-03-25 |
| EVANS, Michael Peter | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2001-12-31 |
| GORDON-COLEBROOKE, James Richard Maitland | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| GORDON-COLEBROOKE, Wendy Jane | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2018-04-26 |
| MCKAY, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| REDONDO, Jordi Brufau | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2022-11-18 |
| SHEPPARD, Peter John | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2018-04-26 |
| YOUNGMAN, Steven | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2025-01-30 |
| BREAMS CORPORATE SERVICES | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-10-10 | 1997-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lgai Technological Center S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2018-04-26 | Active |
| Mr James Richard Maitland Gordon-Colebrooke | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
| Mrs Wendy Jane Gordon-Colebrooke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-01-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.